DRUG WAR

Second in a series on the Decriminalization of Drugs in Portugal
By Joe Chivers
In the last installment of this series on the Portuguese approach to the drug war, we covered the massive addiction problems plaguing Portugal in the 1980s and...

First in a series on the Decriminalization of Drugs in Portugal
By Joe Chivers
In a previous series, I discussed the history and the possible outcomes of the Mexican Drug War. In Mexico, the government has launched attack after attack on...

Third and final in a series on the Mexican Drug War
By Joe Chivers
In previous articles, I’ve covered the history of the Mexican Drug War from its origins until now, so what’s next? It’s a question that’s been pondered...

Second in a series on the Mexican Drug War
By Joe Chivers
One of the reasons I was so specifically intrigued to write about the Mexican Drug War is because I feel it is a war that is vastly misunderstood. In...

by Limus Woods
African-American Comedian Dave Chappelle did a standup special once called “Killin’ Them Softly”. In it, there is a part where he jokes about police and how they would act if they shot him or knocked him out...

by Nancy Crist
Kevin Ring was bitten by the political bug after interning on Capitol Hill during college. “I was a typical Hill rat,” Kevin says. “I rose through the ranks.” After graduating from Syracuse University, he worked as a...

By Lisa Linbrugger, DWS guest contributor
When I heard the news of Attorney General Jeff Session’s promise to double down on the war on drugs, my heart sank. This is clearly a man who knows little of the effects of...

by Limus Woods
As many of us know, the current U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has something against marijuana. The main question from those of us who are pro-cannabis is, “Why?” Over the years, marijuana has been medically proven to...

By Limus Woods
Oregon is only 2% African-American, but 9% of this ethnic group makes up the entire jail population there. Recently, legislators from the Beaver State passed a bill to decriminalize certain street drugs, meaning that someone arrested...